夫猝耳聋者。由肾气虚为风邪所乘。搏于经络。随其血脉。上入于耳。正气与邪气相击。
故令耳卒聋也。
方
菖蒲膏（出圣惠方）治卒耳聋。
细辛 菖蒲（各六钱） 杏仁 曲末（各十钱） 上和捣为丸。干即少着猪脂。取如枣
核大。
绵
又方（出圣惠方）
龙脑（二钱） 硝石（二钱） 葱涕（少许） 葱管（二茎） 上药并葱涕同研。纳入
葱管中。
系定
菖蒲丸 治猝聋不闻及痛。
石菖蒲 蓖麻子仁 附子（炮） 上等分为末。葱涎为丸。如杏仁大。绵裹塞耳中。日
二
次。
透耳筒 治耳鸣暴聋。
治猝耳聋。（出圣惠方）
龙脑（半两细研） 椒目（半两捣末） 杏仁（一分汤浸去皮尖双仁） 上研令匀。绵
裹如枣
核大。塞耳中。日二易之。
草还丹（出圣济总录）治失饥冒暑。及风热忧愁。使耳暴聋。或一耳塞。因咽
气而开。咽已复塞。令人烦闷。
乌头（去皮脐） 黑豆（各四两） 盐（一两） 上瓷瓶盛药坐水中。慢火煮令乌头透。
取出
细切。与黑豆同焙为末。煮面糊丸。如梧桐子大。每服十五丸。空心温酒下。
菖蒲丸（出圣惠方）治耳猝痛。及聋塞不闻声。
治耳暴聋（出海上名方）
雄黄（一钱） 巴豆（去壳一个） 上为末。用葱涎和作一锭子。纸卷塞耳中。
又方（出圣惠方）
巴豆（一枚去心皮生用） 斑蝥（一枚去翅足炒黄） 上同研令匀。绵裹塞耳中瘥。
又方（出圣惠方）
鸡膏（一合） 磁石（半两烧令赤醋淬七遍捣末） 上以鸡膏和捻。如枣核大。绵裹塞
耳中。
但
治暴耳聋（出寮疗方）
用黄蜡不拘多少。和茯苓嚼下良。一方和嚼建茶送下。
又方（出圣惠方）
用巴豆一粒。蜡裹之。用针刺蜡。令内外通透。塞耳中。耳内忽肿痛出脓。枯矾末吹之。
一方不用枯矾。
鼠胆丸（出圣惠方）治耳猝聋。
又方（出本草）
以凌霄叶烂杵自然汁。灌耳内瘥。
又方（出本草）
以鲤鱼脑髓。煮粥服食良。
治卒聋及肾虚。耳内作风水声钟声。（出鲍氏方）
穿山甲（六片蛤粉炒赤去粉） 蝎梢（七个） 麝香（少许） 上为末。以蜡丸并入麻
油一
滴。绵
又方（出鲍氏方）蜡苓粥妙。
治暴耳聋。
上用鸡心槟榔一个。以刀子从脐剜取一眼子。如钱眼大。实以麝香。坐于所患耳内。从
上以艾炷灸之。不过三二次效。
Sudden deafness is caused by deficiency of Kidney Qi, allowing Wind pathogen to invade. The pathogen clashes with the meridians and collaterals, following the blood vessels upward into the ear. When Righteous Qi (Zheng Qi) and Pathogenic Qi collide, it results in sudden loss of hearing.
Prescriptions:
Shichangpu Ointment (from *Quan Sheng Mi Fang* / *Sheng Hui Fang*), treating sudden deafness.
Xixin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma), Shichangpu (Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma) (each 6 qian), Xingren (Armeniacae Semen Amarum), Qumo (Qu End) (each 10 qian). Mix and pound into pills. If dry, add a small amount of Pig Fat (Zhuzhi). Take size of a jujube pit. Wrap in silk cotton.
Another prescription (from *Sheng Hui Fang*):
Longnao (Borneolum Syntheticum) (2 qian), Xiaoshi (Natrii Sulfas) (2 qian), Congti (Allii Cepae Juice) (a little), Guanjing (Scallion Tube) (2 stems). Grind the medicines together with scallion juice, insert into the scallion tube. Tie securely.
Shichangpu Pills, treating sudden deafness with inability to hear and pain.
Shichangpu (Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma), Bimazi Ren (Ricini Semen), Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata) (prepared). Equal parts ground into powder. Use Congyan (scallion juice) to form pills, size of an apricot kernel. Wrap in silk cotton and insert into the ear. Twice daily.
Touertong, treating tinnitus and sudden deafness.
Treating sudden deafness (from *Sheng Hui Fang*):
Longnao (Borneolum Syntheticum) (half liang, finely ground), Jiaomu (Zanthoxyli Semen) (half liang, pounded to powder), Xingren (Armeniacae Semen Amarum) (one fen, soaked in hot water, skin and tip removed, double-kernel). Grind evenly. Wrap in silk cotton like a jujube pit, insert into the ear. Change twice daily.
Caohuandan (from *Ji Sheng Zong Lu*), treating sudden deafness caused by hunger and exposure to summer-heat, or wind-heat and sorrow/worry. It may cause unilateral ear blockage; swallowing breath can temporarily open it, but it blocks again after swallowing, causing restlessness.
Wutou (Aconiti Radix) (skin and navel removed), Heidou (Sojae Semen Nigrum) (each 4 liang), Yan (Sal) (1 liang). Place medicines in a porcelain bottle, sit in water. Boil slowly over low fire until Wutou is thoroughly cooked. Remove, cut finely, bake together with Heidou, grind to powder. Form pills with wheat paste, size of Sophora seeds. Take 15 pills per dose, with warm wine on an empty stomach.
Shichangpu Pills (from *Sheng Hui Fang*), treating sudden ear pain and deafness/blockage preventing hearing.
Treating sudden ear deafness (from *Hai Shang Ming Fang*):
Xionghuang (Realgar) (1 qian), Badou (Crotonis Fructus) (remove shell, one fruit). Grind to powder. Mix with scallion juice to form one ingot. Wrap in paper and insert into the ear.
Another prescription (from *Sheng Hui Fang*):
Badou (Crotonis Fructus) (one fruit, remove heart and skin, use raw), Banmao (Mylabris) (one insect, remove wings and feet, stir-fry until yellow). Grind together evenly. Wrap in silk cotton and insert into the ear until cured.
Another prescription (from *Sheng Hui Fang*):
Jigao (Gallinae Oleum) (one he), Cishi (Magnetitum) (half liang, calcined red, quenched in vinegar seven times, pounded to powder). Mix with chicken fat, knead into pills size of a jujube pit. Wrap in silk cotton and insert into the ear.
Dan (likely a textual error or specific name), treating sudden deafness (from *Liao Liao Fang*):
Use Huangla (Yellow Beeswax) in any amount. Chew together with Fuling (Poria) for good effect. Another method says chew with Jiancha (Jian tea) and swallow.
Another prescription (from *Sheng Hui Fang*):
Use one grain of Badou (Crotonis Fructus). Wrap in wax. Pierce the wax with a needle to make it permeable inside and out. Insert into the ear. When the ear suddenly becomes swollen, painful, and discharges pus, blow in Gugan (Calcined Alum) powder. Another method does not use Gugan.
Shudan Wan (Mouse Gallbladder Pills) (from *Sheng Hui Fang*), treating sudden deafness.
Another prescription (from *Ben Cao*):
Crush Lingxiao Ye (Campsis Radix leaves) to extract natural juice. Instill into the ear until cured.
Another prescription (from *Ben Cao*):
Cook Cyprinus Carpio (Common Carp) brain marrow into porridge and eat. Good effect.
Treating sudden deafness and Kidney deficiency, where sounds like wind/water or bells are heard in the ear (from *Bao Shi Fang*):
Chanshanjia (Manis Squama) (six slices, stir-fried with Ge Fen [Calamina] until red, remove powder), Xieshao (Scorpio tail end) (seven), Shexiang (Moschus) (a little). Grind to powder. Form pills with wax, add one drop of Mahua You (Sesame Oil). Wrap in silk cotton... (Text cuts off here).
Another prescription (from *Bao Shi Fang*):
La Ling Zhou (Beeswax and Poria Porridge) is excellent.
Treating sudden deafness.
Take one Jixin Binglang (Areca Seed shaped like a chicken heart). Use a knife to scoop out a hole from the navel area, size of a coin's eye. Fill with Shexiang (Moschus). Place in the affected ear. Moxibustion with Ai Zhu (Moxa cone) applied from above. Not more than two or three applications will be effective.